Stuffed Animals Cemetery II
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| German title | Stuffed Animals Cemetery II |
| Original title | Pet Sematary II |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1992 |
| length | approx. 101 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 18 cut: FSK 16 |
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| Director | Mary Lambert |
| script | Richard Outten |
| production | Ralph S. Singleton |
| music | Mark Governor |
| camera | Russell Carpenter |
| cut | Tom Finan |
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Friedhof der Kuscheltiere II (German subtitles: The undead return ) is a horror film from 1992. It is the sequel to the film Friedhof der Kuscheltiere , which appeared in 1989 and is based on Stephen King 's novel of the same name . As in the first part, it was directed by Mary Lambert .
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After the accidental death of actress Renee Matthews, her husband Chase, a veterinarian, and their son Jeff move from Los Angeles to Renee's hometown in Ludlow, where their summer home is located. There Jeff learns the stories of a pet cemetery and a cursed Indian burial ground. Jeff befriends Drew, the stepson of local sheriff Gus Gilbert. The sheriff is very strict and mistreats Drew for every small offense.
Drew has a dog named Zowie. When Zowie tries again to catch one of Gus' rabbits, Gus shoots the dog in his anger. Jeff and Drew then bury the dead Zowie in the Indian cemetery. Zowie returns but is no longer the same. He's acting strange, growling violently, and being aggressive, even towards Drew. At the sight of the apparently alive dog, Gus doesn't believe his stepson that he buried the dog and thinks he skipped school and hits him again. Dr. Matthews, treating Zowie's gunshot wound, finds that the dog's wound is not healing and he has no palpable pulse. He then sends a blood sample to a laboratory and learns that Zowie's cells have decayed and could only have come from a dead dog.
On Halloween night, Jeff and Drew meet with other boys in the pet cemetery to tell each other horror stories. Sheriff Gus learns from his wife where his stepson has gone. In anger, he interrupts the boys' nightly Halloween get-together and hits Drew. But Zowie attacks the sheriff and kills him. The boys bury Gus in the burial ground. Gus comes back to life and initially behaves like Drew always imagined a father to be. However, it quickly becomes clear that Gus is no longer in his mind. This can be seen in sexual assault on Drew's mother or in the killing and molting of his rabbits. Zowie is also becoming more and more dangerous, breaks out of Dr. Matthews, kills three cats and attacks Chase Matthews, injuring his arm.
Jeff becomes involved in a fight with the tyrannical student Clyde. As the fight threatens to escalate, the revived Gus shows up and kills Clyde. Jeff then flees home on his bike. Drew later tries in vain to shoot Gus with an (unloaded) rifle. He then escapes in a car with his mother. Gus pursues them with his car and urges them in the direction of an oncoming truck. Drew and his mother die in the collision. Gus retrieves Clyde's body and buries it in the Indian cemetery.
Meanwhile, Jeff's idea of resuscitating his late mother becomes increasingly obsessive. He orders Gus to exhume her and meets with him at the burial site. Chase Matthews learns that Gus has removed his wife from her grave. He drives to Gus' house and kills the dog Zowie, who attacked him beforehand. Finally, he also shoots the undead Gus who tried to kill him with a drill.
Jeff's mother Renee has woken up from the dead and kills the Matthews' housekeeper. When Chase arrives at the house, he finds the dead housekeeper and his son is in his mother's arms. The undead Clyde also comes into the house armed with an ax and attacks Jeff. Jeff fends off him, but Chase is knocked out. Jeff destroys Clyde by sticking a live cable in his mouth. Meanwhile, Renee has set everything on fire, but Jeff manages to save himself and his father from the burning house. In the end, Chase and Jeff move away from Ludlow and start a life in Los Angeles again.
Others
- Like the first part, the film uses a song by the Ramones in the credits , "Poison Heart", which, unlike the title song of the first part, was not written especially for the film. The largely dark soundtrack also contains songs by the indie band Miranda Sex Garden or The Jesus and Mary Chain .
- The original version was indexed in Germany until December 2016 ; only shortened versions were allowed to be broadcast on free TV. For example, a version shortened by around 9 minutes was given an age rating from 16 years by the FSK .
synchronization
Klaus Hüttmann, who wrote the dialogue book and directed the dialogue, was responsible for the German dubbing on behalf of Berliner Synchron GmbH Wenzel Lüdecke.
| actor | role | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Furlong | Jeff Matthews | Florian Kiesel |
| Anthony Edwards | Chase Matthwes | Michael Pan |
| Clancy Brown | Gus Gilbert | Axel Lutter |
| Jared Rushton | Clyde Parker | |
| Darlanne Fluegel | Renee Hallow | Traudel Haas |
| Jason McGuire | Drew Gilbert | Björn Schalla |
| Sarah Trigger | Marjorie Hargrove | |
| Lisa Waltz | Amanda Gilbert | Cornelia Meinhardt |
| Jim Peck | Quentin Yolander | |
| Len Hunt | Director Frank | Jörg Döring |
| Reid Binion | Brad | |
| David Ratajczak | Stevie | |
| Donna Lowry | Newscaster | Chris Palm |
| Janell McLeod | Teacher | Evelyn Meyka |
| Robert Easton | priest | Eric Vaessen |
Awards
- In 1993, Edward Furlong received a nomination from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films in the category Best Performance by a Younger Actor .
- In 1993 Mary Lambert was nominated for the Grand Prize at the Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival.
Reviews
“Confused reprint of a Stephen King film; an obscure story with a pseudo-mythical background and the usual level of horror and violence. "
"If part 1 was still creepy and tragic, there is only one bloody slaughterhouse here."
“Even Clancy Brown [...], who, due to his impressive figure and distinctive facial features, is primarily subscribed to the role of the tough bastard and who excelled in 1994 [...] as the brutal overseer Byron Hadley in The Condemned , does not make it Add a touch of credibility to the figure of the evil sheriff. However, this is primarily due to Richard Outten's outrageous script and Mary Lambert's uninspired production. They only approve of Brown, a remarkable theater actor [...], to trudge across the screen as a brainless, roaring zombie parody. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=3110216
- ↑ Friedhof der Kuscheltiere II. In: Lexikon des Internationale Films . Film service , accessed April 7, 2017 .
- ↑ film review on cinema.de
Web links
- Pet Sematary II in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Cemetery of the Stuffed Animals II at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Cemetery of the Stuffed Animals II at Metacritic (English)
- Cemetery of the Stuffed Animals II in the online film database
- Cemetery of the Stuffed Animals II in the German synchronous file
- Comparison of the cut versions Theatrical Version - Workprint , FSK 16 - FSK 18 from Friedhof der Kuscheltiere 2 at Schnittberichte.com